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has absconded

  • present perfect of abscond (3rd person singular).

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A prisoner has absconded from a hospital in London for the second time in less than a week.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

But lo, a ransom note: Netflix has absconded with “Glass Onion,” and the film won’t be seen again until its streaming debut on Dec. 23.

From New York Times Dec. 7, 2022

He added that the woman family’s has absconded, and no arrests have yet been made.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2019

And so it begins: A woman has absconded with her children, and we are on her side – even while realizing, at some level, that this is an uncomfortable place to be.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2016

You know the United States has no extradition treaty there under which we could bring back a man who has absconded for embezzlement or grand larceny.

From True Detective Stories From the archives of the Pinkertons by Moffett, Cleveland

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